“ Let me put it this way. Canada is not so much a country as a holding tank filled with the disgruntled progeny of defeated peoples. Mordecai Richler
“ I hope you know that you've given me the courage to change. I hope you know that who you are is who you choose to be, and that whispers behind your back don't define you. You are the only one who gets… Taylor Swift
“ Controlling the position of one's body and keeping a straight back are not contemplation, but can in fact become an obstacle to contemplation. ...when leaving the body 'uncontrolled' is spoken of, wha… Namkhai Norbu
“ Enlightenment, or Nirvana, is nothing other than the state beyond all obstacles, in the same way that from the peak of a very high mountain one always sees the sun. Nirvana is not a paradise or some s… Namkhai Norbu
“ The light of the sun is the manifestation of the clarity of the sky; and the sky is the basic condition necessary for the manifestation of the sun's light. So, too, in the sky two, three, four, or any… Namkhai Norbu
“ To produce a primary [karmic] cause which is potentially capable of having an effect, three things are necessary: intention, the actual action, and then satisfaction. Namkhai Norbu
“ But karma is not in fact a material accumulation, and does not depend on externals; rather its power to condition us depends on the obstacles that impede our knowledge. If we compare our karma and the… Namkhai Norbu
“ Maybe you lost someone you never expected you would lose. Maybe you lost yourself. That’s even worse. When you have bad days that just won’t let up, I just hope that you will look in the mirror and re… Taylor Swift
“ Poppe, once a leading figure at a scientific research institute, found a job as a swimming pool attendant Victor Sebestyen
